Chile - The Rough Guide to South America on a Budget - page 464

Airport, Punta Arenas, Parque Nacional Torres del Paine (111km) & Cueva De Milodón (24km)

PUERTO NATALES

ACCOMMODATION
Backpackers Kawashkar
Casa Cecilia
Erratic Rock
Lili Patagonico's
Patagonia Adventure
Hostal Shakana
Singing Lamb
Yagan House

7
1
6
3
2
5
8
4

Banco
Estado

Stadium

BO RIES

PLAZA
DE
ARMAS

Express
Lavanderia

V A L D I V I A

Indigo
Hotel Spa
Vertice
Patagonia

Pueblo
Artesanal Espacio Nandu E B E R H ARD

Chile
Nativo

Banco
Santander
Sky Airline

Unimarc

M A NUEL B U L NE S

Buses Gómez, Zaahj
and Buses JB M A NUEL B ULNE S

Farmacía Ahumada

Comapa

Banco
de Chile

Rutas
Patagonia

Buses Fernández

Museo
Histórico

Lavanderia
Servilaundry

Navimag

E S M E RAL DA

Hotel Reymar
Internet

Fantastico
Sur

O 'H IGGINS

Supermarket

EATING & DRINKING
40 y 20 Fruta Seca
El Asador Patagónico
Baguales
Base Camp
El Living
Mesita Grande
Patagonia Dulce
La Picada de Carlitos
Ruperto Bar
Toqui
Última Esperanza

Baqueano Zamora

Buses
Turis-Sur

9
3
1
11
2
5
6
8
7
10
4

Enyge

Austral
Glacier

Lavandería Milodón

Bus Sur

4

Erratic
Rock

PLAZA
O'HIGGINS

0 200

metres

Y U N G A Y

Aónikenk (Tehuelche) and Kawéskar
Indians, as well as on European
settlement and natural history, including
the story of the Milodon's cave.
ARRIVAL AND INFORMATION
By plane The tiny airport is 5km out of town, on the
road to Torres del Paine. Some Sky Airline (Bulnes 682;
Mon-Fri 9am-1pm & 3-7pm, Sat 10am-1pm) flights
serve Santiago in the summer, but it's much more reliable
to fly on Punta Arenas. Taxis meet flights.
By bus Puerto Natales has no central bus station, with
buses departing from their company o ces. Services to
El Calafate (Argentina) and Torres del Paine only operate
Oct-April. Of the main players, Bus Sur (Baquedano 668)
serves Punta Arenas, El Calafate and Ushuaia; Buses
Fernández (Ramírez 399) serves Punta Arenas; Buses
Pacheco (Ramírez 224) runs to Punta Arenas and Ushuaia;
Buses Gómez (Prat 234) and Turismo Zaahj (Prat 236) to
Torres del Paine. Turismo Zaahj also runs to El Calafate
(daily 8am & 6pm; 5hr 30min).
Destinations El Calafate (2-3 daily; 5hr 30min);
Punta Arenas (hourly; 3hr); Río Gallegos (3 weekly; 5hr);
Torres del Paine (4-6 daily; Laguna Amarga 2hr 15min;
Pudeto 3hr 15min; Park Administration 3hr 15min);
Ushuaia (4 weekly; 14hr).

By ferry The Navimag ferry terminal (Pedro Montt 308
T 61 414300, W navimag.cl) is five blocks west of the
Plaza de Armas. MV Magallanes sails to Puerto Montt (Tues
4am, embark by Mon 9pm; from CH$200,000; 4 days).
Book a couple of weeks in advance in summer.
Tourist information Sernatur is at Pedro Montt 19, on
the shore of the Seno Última Esperanza (Mon-Fri 8.30am-
1pm & 2.30-6pm; summer also Sat & Sun 10am-5pm;
T 61 412125, W sernatur.cl), with very helpful staff. Erratic
Rock ( W erraticrock.com) at Baquedano 719 holds excellent
bilingual daily talks at 3pm at the Base Camp pub next door
on hiking in Torres del Paine, covering logistics as well as park
etiquette and required gear. If you want anything booked,
from bus tickets to tours to accommodation in Argentina,
look no further than the English-speaking Austral Glacier
o ce at Baquedano 695 (Mon-Sat 10am-1pm & 3-8pm,
Sun 3-8pm; T 09 9357 8558, W australglacier.com).

ACCOMMODATION
Backpackers Kawashkar Encalada 754 T 61 414553.
Incredibly chilled-out backpacker haunt, run by the
knowledgeable Omar. Kitchen privileges, breakfast and
lockers are included; it's possible to ca mp out ba ck and
Omar helps to organize your stay. Dorms CH$9000
Casa Cecilia Tomás Roger 60 T 61 613560, W casacecilia
hostal.com. The rooms at this long-established guesthouse